Hi, I Love Love Love the look of the window and mirror splashbacks, but I need some advice from those who have lived with them.

How hard are they to keep clean?

Are they more expensive/less expensive/same as glass.

For windows, what do you look out on (back yard/ garden / plants??)

thanksJanelle

I am living in a rental apartment now (while our house is being built) and it has a mirror splashback in the kitchen. The plus is that I can see the kids behind me while I am cooking and the kitchen looks bigger but the cleaning is driving me bonkers. It shows up every little spit and splatter and tends to smear rather than cleaning off completely.

Hi, I Love Love Love the look of the window and mirror splashbacks, but I need some advice from those who have lived with them.

How hard are they to keep clean?

Are they more expensive/less expensive/same as glass.

For windows, what do you look out on (back yard/ garden / plants??)

thanksJanelle

Hi BNA,Welcome back to the forum,I’ve also wandered back here after recently selling our house that we built in 2012 and buying more land.We had a window splash back and I loved it, overlooking the garden and some wall art (about 5m from window to fence line)No harder to clean than tiles (no grout!).Looking at doing one again in our new build.I’ll find some photos for you.

Both were a little more cleaning than a traditional splashback - but you don't go down that route because your sole priority is cleaning (would be like buying a convertible, and complaining about the practicality).

I personally feel that each of those options are chosen for specific reasons. The mirror helps the room feel bigger, reflects light, and is an interesting splashback, without adding another colour. Can also reflect a better view (eg, if it's facing a balcony/water views etc)

The window option brings more natural light into the room if you need it. Also great if there's a decent view to look at.

Keep in mind the window splashback options should be given a little more planning for size & position, & more design work with your joinery (eg : How to finish the splashbacks/bench/joinery around the reveal with no architrave).

Quality is like buying oats. If you want good,fresh oats,you'll pay a fair price.However,if you can be satisfied with the oats that have already been through the horse, that comes a little cheaper.

Hi, I Love Love Love the look of the window and mirror splashbacks, but I need some advice from those who have lived with them.

How hard are they to keep clean?

Are they more expensive/less expensive/same as glass.

For windows, what do you look out on (back yard/ garden / plants??)

thanksJanelle

Hi BNA,Welcome back to the forum,I’ve also wandered back here after recently selling our house that we built in 2012 and buying more land.We had a window splash back and I loved it, overlooking the garden and some wall art (about 5m from window to fence line)No harder to clean than tiles (no grout!).Looking at doing one again in our new build.I’ll find some photos for you.

thanks Gogo.... nice to be back! We're still in our house we built 6 years ago, but in the process of buying a block of land down the NSW South Coast for a weekender/retirement-plan house.

We have a mirror splashback in our country house, it was the only choice as it reflects a spectacular view. I love to sit on the end of the island and can see the view in all directions. It's not that hard to keep clean, as opposed to a window which is getting dirty from the outside as well.

There's some splashes from my husbands messy cooking sessions, when you would have to clean any type of splashback, but otherwise just a bit of film that wipes away easily.

We have a white glass splashback in our kitchen and love it. We chose a colour that matched the walls and top cupboard colours as we wanted to reflect the light from the opposite window. The white glass doesn't tend to show all the oil splashes and looks great.

We have a white glass splashback in our kitchen and love it. We chose a colour that matched the walls and top cupboard colours as we wanted to reflect the light from the opposite window. The white glass doesn't tend to show all the oil splashes and looks great.

I am undecided on the kitchen splash back, whether to go for tiles (nothing I’ve seen particularly grabs me) or to go for a white glass splash back.

Can you give an idea of what the cost difference would be to upgrade to a glass splashback?

We have a white glass splashback in our kitchen and love it. We chose a colour that matched the walls and top cupboard colours as we wanted to reflect the light from the opposite window. The white glass doesn't tend to show all the oil splashes and looks great.

I am undecided on the kitchen splash back, whether to go for tiles (nothing I’ve seen particularly grabs me) or to go for a white glass splash back.

Can you give an idea of what the cost difference would be to upgrade to a glass splashback?

We had a kitchen upgrade that cost us $5000 which included the glass splashback and lots of other things. I am not sure how much it cost by itself, but it is the starfire (clear opti) glass with painted backing.

We were told cheaper to have window than bricks + tiles or glass splashbackDue to cost of brick laying + insulation between brick and gyprock + carpentry + cost of tiling and tiles. And I do love ...love my kitchen window. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Share

We have a white glass splashback in our kitchen and love it. We chose a colour that matched the walls and top cupboard colours as we wanted to reflect the light from the opposite window. The white glass doesn't tend to show all the oil splashes and looks great.

I am undecided on the kitchen splash back, whether to go for tiles (nothing I’ve seen particularly grabs me) or to go for a white glass splash back.

Can you give an idea of what the cost difference would be to upgrade to a glass splashback?

We had a kitchen upgrade that cost us $5000 which included the glass splashback and lots of other things. I am not sure how much it cost by itself, but it is the starfire (clear opti) glass with painted backing.

We were told cheaper to have window than bricks + tiles or glass splashbackDue to cost of brick laying + insulation between brick and gyprock + carpentry + cost of tiling and tiles. And I do love ...love my kitchen window. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Share

We were told cheaper to have window than bricks + tiles or glass splashbackDue to cost of brick laying + insulation between brick and gyprock + carpentry + cost of tiling and tiles. And I do love ...love my kitchen window. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Share

I used 24 lots of three pot garden wall stacker $10 each from Bunning hooked on to the cyclone fence. As for cyclone fence FREE collected after neighbour decided to replace front fence.Plus S hooks to hooked on to the cyclone fence and cable ties to hold pots firmly.I already have collection of Bromeliads (with pups) so I have just divided up into many little pots.You can get a large pot of Philodendron 'Xanadu' again you can divided up into individual plants.Just before xmas I manage to get tube stock of Crotons for $4 from Bunning,.You don't have to place plants all at once you can fill wall stacker pot with plants gradually.I will say appoximately $500 to $600

Oh! I got carry away, do you mean the cost of window? around $600 ( note 2014 price )

We were told cheaper to have window than bricks + tiles or glass splashbackDue to cost of brick laying + insulation between brick and gyprock + carpentry + cost of tiling and tiles. And I do love ...love my kitchen window. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Share

I used 24 lots of three pot garden wall stacker $10 each from Bunning hooked on to the cyclone fence. As for cyclone fence FREE collected after neighbour decided to replace front fence.Plus S hooks to hooked on to the cyclone fence and cable ties to hold pots firmly.I already have collection of Bromeliads (with pups) so I have just divided up into many little pots.You can get a large pot of Philodendron 'Xanadu' again you can divided up into individual plants.Just before xmas I manage to get tube stock of Crotons for $4 from Bunning,.You don't have to place plants all at once you can fill wall stacker pot with plants gradually.I will say appoximately $500 to $600

Oh! I got carry away, do you mean the cost of window? around $600 ( note 2014 price )